Korea, Rep.'s domestic private health expenditure per capita (current US$) was US$1,361 in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 55.73% from US$874.07 in 2014 (4.53% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$1,361 | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$1,103 | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$874.07 | 2014 |
| Highest | US$1,361 | 2024 |
| Lowest | US$230.6 | 2001 |
| Average since 2015 | US$1,114 | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$234.72 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Korea, Rep.'s domestic private health expenditure per capita (current US$) rose US$100.64 on 2023 (from US$1,261 to US$1,361).
Across the 23 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2023), the average change was +US$44.6 and a typical year strayed about US$48.5 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$115.57 in 2010 and the biggest yearly fall was US$64.58 in 2022. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$47.38 a year. A straight line explains 94% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
A straight-line projection, tested first
Extending that straight line gives about US$1,471 for 2027. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2022 to 2024 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was US$50.33, against US$79.55 for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.
See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.
How it compares
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| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Korea, Rep. | US$1,361 | 2024 |
| World | US$510.17 | 2023 |
| East Asia & Pacific | US$309.03 | 2023 |
| High income | US$2,252 | 2023 |
Closest to Korea, Rep. in the 2024 ranking
- Canada — 1st of 7: US$1,901
- France — 2nd of 7: US$1,682
- Denmark — 4th of 7: US$1,117
- Luxembourg — 5th of 7: US$967.3
- Chile — 6th of 7: US$905.92
What this measures
Current private expenditures on health per capita expressed in current US dollars. Domestic private sources include funds from households, corporations and non-profit organizations. Such expenditures can be either prepaid to voluntary health insurance or paid directly to healthcare providers.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 25 values
| Year | Domestic private health expenditure per capita (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,361 |
| 2023 | 1,261 |
| 2022 | 1,159 |
| 2021 | 1,224 |
| 2020 | 1,129 |
| 2019 | 1,103 |
| 2018 | 1,097 |
| 2017 | 1,000 |
| 2016 | 918.74 |
| 2015 | 891.8 |
| 2014 |
Domestic private health expenditure per capita (current US$) in nearby economies
More health data for Korea, Rep.
- Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 2.35% (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 2.49% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female — 2.57 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 9.92% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male — 2.7 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 10.49% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total — 5.27 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 10.2% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 3.3% (2025)
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Questions people ask
- What is Korea, Rep.'s domestic private health expenditure per capita (current US$)?
- US$1,361 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2000?
- It is up 479.93% from US$234.72 in 2000 (7.6% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$1,361 in 2024 and the lowest US$230.6 in 2001.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.XPD.PVTD.PC.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), uri: http://apps.who.int/nha/database Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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